Lamentations 4:17-22
English Standard Version
17 (A)Our eyes failed, ever watching
(B)vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for (C)a nation which could not save.
18 (D)They dogged our steps
so that we could not walk in our streets;
(E)our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
19 Our pursuers were (F)swifter
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
20 (G)The breath of our nostrils, (H)the Lord's anointed,
was captured (I)in their pits,
of whom we said, (J)“Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
21 (K)Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
you who dwell in (L)the land of Uz;
but to you also (M)the cup shall pass;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
22 (N)The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished;
he will keep you in exile no longer;[a]
but (O)your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will punish;
he will uncover your sins.
Notas al pie
- Lamentations 4:22 Or he will not exile you again
Lamentations 4:17-22
International Standard Version
17 Our eyes failed,
searching in vain for hope;
we kept watching and looking
for a nation that would not help.
18 Our steps were closely stalked,
so we couldn’t travel on our own streets.
Our end is near,
our days are over;
indeed, our end has come.
19 Our pursuers were swifter
than soaring eagles;[a]
they pursued us over the mountains,
lying in wait for us in the wilderness.
20 The Lord’s anointed,
the breath of our life,
was captured in their pits.
About him we had said,
“Under his protection we will survive
among the nations.”
21 Celebrate and rejoice, you women[b] of Edom,
who live in the land of Uz.
But to you the cup also will pass—
you will become drunk and stripped naked.
22 The punishment for your sin is complete, you women[c] of Zion,
and God[d] will no longer exile you.
He will punish your iniquity, you women[e] of Edom,
and he will expose your sins.
Notas al pie
- Lamentations 4:19 Lit. than eagles of the heavens
- Lamentations 4:21 Lit. daughter
- Lamentations 4:22 Lit. daughter
- Lamentations 4:22 Lit. he
- Lamentations 4:22 Lit. daughter
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